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Courts & crime, 1934

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Police Court Tuesday, December 11 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Drunk

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 5

Herbert c. Willmott was admonished and dismissed on a. charge of being found drunk. TRESPASS ON RAILWAY…

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Police Send-off The Retire Inspector

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 7

The police of the sub-district of Cootamundra got permission to tender a send-off to their esteemed chief, Inspector Brandon; and it…

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Items of News Land Court Appeal Case

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 4

In the Land and Valuation Court, Sydney, before Mr. Justice Pike, D. Moloney appealed against the Tirana Land Board's recommendation for the…

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Relief Work Administration by Police Discussed at Council Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 4

In answer to a letter from the council, Mr. M. Kripartick, M.L.A. for Wagga, in a letter received at the meeting of the Wagga Municipal…

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Brighton Trunk Case Notyre's Evidence Murder Charge London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1934 · page 1

Pumbling a rosary which he produced from his coat pocket, Jack Notyre, who is charged with the murder of Violette Kaye, said, in reply to…

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Municipal Council Relief Work Restrictions Wagga Police Criticised

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 December 1934 · page 9

The first meeting of the newly-elected Wagga Municipal Council took place on Thursday night, Ald. H. McDonough taking his first…

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Kisch Again High Court Application Stay of Proceedings, Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1934 · page 1

The High Court to-day, on the application. of Mr. Piddington, K.C. granted a rule nisi staying further proceedings on the conviction of Egon…

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Police Court To-day Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, P.M.

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 December 1934 · page 3

Mervyn Garvey pleaded guilty to having in his custody a piece of railway tie, rope reasonably suspected to have been stolen…

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Two Bodies Found by Police Melbourne

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 December 1934 · page 2

A young man, believed to be Lionel Anderson, jumped off St. Kilda pier (Melbourne), and was drowned. Before making the plunge he divested…

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Police Court December 17, 1934 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris P.m.) Sales Tax Act Cases

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 6

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. A. Harris, P. M. John William Joseph Byrne, an officer of the Commonwealth Taxation…

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Egon Kisch Order of Prohibition High Court Argument Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 1

Argument was resumed in the High Court to-day by Mr Piddington, K.C. on an application on behalf of Egan Erwin Kisch for an order to porhibit…

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Causes in No. 1 COURT (Before Mr. Justice Davidson and jury). Value of Sheep Carberry V. QUILTY

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 6

The hearing was concluded by his Honor without jury of the action in which Joseph Daniel Carberry, a grazier, of Gundagai, sued Edward…

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Assault Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 4

Michael Sawtell, aged 35 years, a business proprietor, was fined £17 at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having assaulted the police and…

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Divorce Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 3
Also in Cootamundra Herald

In the Divorce Court a decree [?] was granted to Daphne Fryer (formerly Porsyth) against John Frederick Fryer. They were married in…

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Resignation of Police Head Saarbrucken

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 1

Major Hemsley resigned his position as head of the Saar police feeling that in justice to the incident, he had shaken the Saar Commission's…

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Missing Boy Police Drag Cook's River Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 3

The police and a number of youths are engaged in dragging Cook's River at the rear of the Mascot Aerodrome for the body of an unknown boy who…

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Judge and Barrister Mr. Clive Evatt Ordered to Leave Court Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 1

In the Causes Court to-day Mr. Justice Milner Stephen refused to hear Mr. Clive Evatt counsel in a case, and asked him to leave the court…

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Sentenced to Death Plea for Reprieve for Mother Telegram to the Queen London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 6

Mrs. Major, who was convicted of murdering her husband and was condemned to death, the execution being due to take place to-morrow, was the…

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Robbed Gunadgai Garage Sensational Arrest of Petrol Thief Young Cove Goes to Gaol

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 2

That in addition to stealing petrol at Tarcutta, Gundagai and Yarra he had sold two gallons at one place to a passing…

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